A neverending field

[Corwin]

I picked a fight with Auril there and on Lifasa, and it's going to expand. I'm thinking of keeping her on her toes by having the support network covered by a technically neutral party that's still in my corner and focus all my efforts on reconstruction and directly opposing her. Do you think you could help me there?

Incidentally, I need a name for the other all-elemental we have, and what s/he is doing at present if anything.

[Anastasia]

It is named Combi and is currently studying fire and earth. Namely it's throwing lava around.

I won't stay neutral long is Auril thinks I'm shielding you, Seira. I doubt the legal status of it will matter a whit to her.

[Corwin]

I'm not asking you to support me beyond wishing for my success, Seira elaborates. Rather, a big part of the fight is keeping people safe and secure. Auril has pretty directly caused harsh winters and loss of crops, and is pretty close to driving the land into a famine. For me to provide people with food and shelter, I'd need to transport a lot of materials. And all those supplies would need extra protection if I were to do it, simply because I'm doing it. I doubt she'd send her followers to attack the caravans of a neutral party, and if I'm asking someone for a favor like that, you're always my first choice.

Meanwhile, Seira asks Combi to stop by.

[Anastasia]

She won't let me stay neutral easily. She's strong in that world and I doubt she'll hesitate to attack my own if they're helping you.

No matter how any of us try and claim we're neutral - you can't be if another side refuses to acknowledge it and declares war on you.

[Corwin]

I can't dispute that. What do you say, then? Want to risk it, and Compete there with Auril to fortify your values over hers if it fails?

[Anastasia]

A moment. The one I would draw on here has been treated poorly by my own mistake. He deserves to have his opinion heard as recompense, before his life is possibly turned awry again.

[Corwin]

Seira sends Waukeen her agreement. It's not a hard sell, after all, but a mutually-beneficial offer, as she sees it.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100 low is good this is really Waukeen's roll, not yours
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 low is good this is really Waukeen's roll, not yours --> [ 1d100=100 ]{100}

Well, even Waukeen has bad dice days.

Alright. For you, Seira, though he won't be a part of it. I will need time to prepare and marshal what I have there because of that.

[Corwin]

Thank you. I'll step up my efforts there presently, so we won't be seen as working directly in tandem, Seira tells Waukeen. Even if Auril doesn't end up caring, she's not the only one in play.

That leads her to wait for Combi to arrive as she wakes Emilia up. It would be nice to have her part of the discussion.

[Anastasia]

Which one, Emilia or Combi?

This is probably a case of the DM being dense.

[Corwin]

Both. I summoned Combi in a previous post and am waiting on her (presumably) arrival. Meanwhile, I figure it'd be nice to involve Emilia in this and I randomly chose that she would be napping right now thus I can wake her up.

[Anastasia]

Soon enough Combi arrives, a mass of wind and fire, earth and water. "Master," it bows deeply to you.

[Corwin]

"Thank you for coming," Seira tells her. "I've been keeping an eye on your research, and I think it might do us some good for you to gain some practical experience. Ah, but before that, have you met Emilia?" Smiling at her girl, she completes the introductions with, "Emilia, this is Combi."

[Anastasia]

Emilia smiles and waves, "Hi!"

"Emilia," Combi says solemnly, kneeling before her. It reaches out and one huge finger gently pats the top of her head.

[Corwin]

"I would like to present a world to you both," Seira says, projecting an illusion of a Prime. Most of it is shrouded in fog, so that the focus is mostly on a single country covered in frost and snow, with Tempus's symbol encroaching on one of its borders. But the capital is lit up with Lathander's warmth, and elsewhere spots are covered by golden dragons that melt the snowflakes near them. Some of them look more like Bahamut, but most of them represent Seira, in particular an entire region of the land. "This is a contested Prime Material, although it's a bit cheeky to call it contested given that Auril's all but won there a few years ago until a few heroes sparked a rebellion against her rule."

She pauses there to allow for any questions!